Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-20
BORDER SCENES.
Graphic and Lively Description of sights
ON the Mexican Froutier.

on the Mexican Frouiier.
The Rio Grande is about one hundred
yards wide ut Laredo, good, clear water
flowing over a hard clay stone b tom,
and can be for led on horseback In many
places, II Is only ~navigable for small
boats, from Brownsville down.
The high anks ON either side ara
thick set with M-xic IN j~acals. or adobe
houses. These are nuilt OF large mud
brick which nave cen dried IN the sun.
They have dirt hoors and straw roofs,
and, in many cases, no chimneys or
windows.
There are, also, cave-dwellers who
dig circular pits In the side OF the river
bank, and pass a life OF contentment In
them.
Down by the waters edge a novel
scene is presented. Women and chill
drsn, barefooted and bareheaded. are
seated on the rocks washing clothes in
the cold water.
Other women have tall, wide-mouthed,
ide-handled jar1 filed with hominy.
from which they arr rlnsing out the I've
and ashes, and the men are hauling
water on donkey "a Is. Those who have
not the cart. rig "A Uirrel aftrr the fash
ion OF a roller, III il with water, then
hitch \ donkey 10 II bv means OF raw
hide rope uaces. and thus roll away a
daily supply. Those still less favored
t-udge up the Hill with two bucket Of
water suspended from the end Of a
pole, and balance across the shoulders.
Leaving the nyer side we pass up
into the city II Nuevo Laredo, which is
In the State of lGmaulipas.
1t is Sunday LurAlng, yet all the
stores, eating houses, saloons, gambling
places and cock-iiis are open % the pub
lie. At nj Sc y O. The yer Febru-
aryL chicken lighting on $ .ndays Sc ms
to be the most popular amusement.
La or on. bull nights will be the chief
entertainment every sunday afternoon.
There is a large arena In the suburbs OF
the city. wnere the public gather to wit
ness the s~eml-savage entertainment.
Though strongly condemned by citi.
zens IN The United States, yet, when they
come here, most Americans take In the
buli.fght at the first opportunity, re-
CARELESS OF the day, and many Of
them become quite regular patrons
thereafter.
On the street at corner, In q very
public place, We see an old, blind beg
gar, on his knees praying in a very
loud voice. while his hand is extended
for aims. He prays loud and long fol
ali vino will give.
There are scores of peddlers passing,
with a ST Iul under he arm and a wide
fiat basket on their heads. They may
be heard IN every part If the city cry
ing, pan, lacue, vai ne, tort.llas dulce,
| taE,alA. " E...untuYE l4...1 MILL t.aut
corn-cakes auu Candy. The" amales
is a mixture OF corn.meal, meat ant
red pepper cooked n ~corn-snucks.
The most popular dish is /" chic on
carnle," made of equal parts Of ha -hec
meat n red pepper, with sullicien
water 10 mix them.
Passing on We see pack donkey
losued with mood, vegetables, water
hay. and, II fact, anything in the wa.
OF DurdeL. They have no brides, ye
are easily guided by a man or boy VII
follows IN behind and goads them RICH
or lolt with a short stick.
Almost every family keeps a donke,
anu, IN Il small town, where they a
bray for their breakfast at the san.
time, other creatures may as well kee
silent. They are, In a measure, II,
household canaries OF Mexico. ant
II not fed we'll are sure TO sing fol
you.
Next We meet a Ne lean cowboy
He has on "A wide, richly elnbroi Tered
sombrero, a buckskil salt. a pair o.
large spurs. a wooden ba ke e inc
the saddle, and a long. hors III ,ir Iarlat
around the horn al the saddle He ID
goins in a lope on a wild mu tang.
We also meet a ma ~ er OF cumber
some ox-carts drawn by three yoke o
oxen. The oxen pail by their heads
The yoke Is always dashed TO Tia,
horns by means OF strong, rawhid,
thongs.
Though Sunday morniug We meet
man p,Owing and planting corn. III
pillow il male Of a square pireteuf [ IA
Der, Vita u iron poillL On one end. 4
had two large ho,us bOr I'd Ia tie loI
SIDE, from al which the beam ex
tenued, and Il single straight nandl
from the other. hc ina ls marks viii
this, aud uIil ed the corn IN rows abou
u loot apart, with hopes oil raisInI
maize graIlur --DIg corn.